Collection of cards used for advertising purposes in the late 19th century. Includes colorful illustrations for many types of products. The over 600 cards from Kansas City businesses have been digitized....

Advertising card for Boston Shoe House showing a horse with a man's body dressed in a waistcoat, jacket, and top hat, wearing a monocle, and holding a whip. Caption says: "I would I were a boy again."...

Advertising card for A. J. Runkle & Co. showing a girl holding a doll and reaching for a flower in a vase. One of four cards with similar design. Front of card says: "A. J. Runkle & Co., Fancy Goods, Notions,...

Advertising card for A. J. Runkle & Co. showing a woman with a fan outside with a girl who is leaning down to offer her hand to a bird. One of four cards with similar design. Front of card says: "A. J....

Advertising card for A. J. Runkle & Co. showing a cherub riding a turtle. One of four cards with similar design. "Handwriting" on side of image says: "Long Life and Happiness." Front of card says: "A....

Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing striped cat laying injured on the ground as gray cat walks away. One of a set of four cards telling a story (original set had six cards)....

Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing striped cat in bandages and slings with a big smile. One of a set of four cards telling a story (original set had six cards). Caption says:...

Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing striped cat with claws out, back arched, fur standing on end, and a frown. One of a set of four cards telling a story (original set had...

Advertising card for Frank Scott showing a woman in a dress with peacock feather hem, yellow wings, a gauzy shawl, and a butterfly antennae headband standing with thirteen birds of exotic species including...

Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing striped cat fighting with gray cat as another cat looks on. One of a set of four cards telling a story (original set had six cards). Caption...

Advertising card for "Hammerslough & Co., One Price Clothiers" showing a funny picture of a dog biting a pig's ear and a man, woman, and child, one behind the other, tugging on the dog's tail. Front of...

Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing man or boy with a bucket of water. Caption says: "The Moss Covered Bucket." Back of card lists branch houses and their addresses in cities...

Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing a surreal image of a bird sitting in a broken egg in a nest. Surrounding the egg looking at the bird are five dancing ladies and two clowns,...

Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing child carrying a candle. Caption says: "Who's There!" Back of card lists branch houses and their addresses in cities around the U.S. Kansas...

Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing sailor smoking a cigar. Caption says: "Jack Ashore." Back of card lists branch houses and their addresses in cities around the U.S. Kansas...

Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing a baby in a nest surrounded by five women or girls in fancy dress looking down on it. One of four cards with similar theme. Back of card...